Reaching Vulnerable Groups through Pandemic Policy (Coursera)

Offered by Politecnico di Milano,
Reaching Vulnerable Groups through Pandemic Policy (Coursera)

This course aims to provide an in-depth reflection on social work in different contexts, hereby focusing on their needs, the way the contexts have been influenced, and different challenges that have occurred during the last two years.

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It aims to set up conversations with multiple professionals where they give information about the hurdles on their path, the lessons learned from these turbulent times, and to give an overview of important ideas and practices that could help reshape the future of social work.
In the end, the goal is to provide specific, hands-on, best practices collected from literature and professionals in Belgium and Europe that help organise social work, both during and after a pandemic.
This course was developed as part of the research project 'Pan-European Response to the Impacts of the COVID-19 and future Pandemics and Epidemics'. Funded by the European Commission Research Funding programme Horizon 2020 under the Grant Agreement number 101016233, PERISCOPE investigates the broad socio-economic and behavioural impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, to make Europe more resilient and prepared for future large-scale risks.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Introduction
This module will give an introduction to different aspects of vulnerability, (COVID-19-related) inequalities and the impact of the pandemic on social work.
WEEK 2
Impact of COVID-19 on support systems
In this module we will go more in-depth on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted different vulnerable groups and therefore different social work practices
WEEK 3: Lessons learned from specific projects
WEEK 4: Summary
WEEK 5: Dr Elizabeth Storer (LSE) - Introduction: 'Hard to Reach'
WEEK 6: Dr Iliana Sarafian (LSE) - Insights from Italian Roma Communities: Trusted Leaders
WEEK 7: Costanza Torre (LSE) - Insights from Border-Crossers: COVID-19 and Politics of Solidarity
WEEK 8: Sara Vallerani (LSE) - Insights from Undocumented Communities in Rome
WEEK 9: Dr Eloisa Franchi (Università degli Studi di Pavi) - Equitable Engagement in Humanitarian Settings

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